1994 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1994 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election Alabama presidential no 1990 Alabama gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Alabama gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 File:Reagan Contact Sheet C1331 (cropped2) (cropped).jpg 0.6 Fob James Republican Party (United States) 604,926 50.33% File:Jim Folsom Jr. (cropped).jpg Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 594,169 49.43% 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsJames: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Folsom: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Fob James Republican Party (United States) The 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of Alabama. The election saw Republican Fob James defeat incumbent Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. in an upset. This was the first of three consecutive Alabama gubernatorial elections where the incumbent was defeated. This was one of four gubernatorial elections where an incumbent Democrat was defeated in 1994. Democratic primary The Democratic primary saw Jim Folsom defeat Paul Hubbert for the Democratic nomination. Lieutenant Governor Folsom became governor on April 22, 1993, after Republican Governor H. Guy Hunt was removed from office. http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_folsoj.html James Elisha Folsom, Jr. 2008-07-06 Alabama Department of Archives & History 2016-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504040458/http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_folsoj.html dead Candidates Tom Hayden Paul Hubbert, Executive Secretary of the Alabama Education Association and nominee for governor in 1990 Jim Folsom Jr., incumbent Governor F. Ross Stewart Results Democratic primary resultshttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1994&f=0&off=5&elect=1 1994 Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results – Alabama Jim Folsom Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 380,227 54.04 Paul Hubbert Democratic Party (United States) 285,554 40.58 F. Ross Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 24,354 3.46 Tom Hayden Democratic Party (United States) 13,532 1.92 703,667 100 Republican primary Fob James defeated five other candidates for the Republican nomination. Candidates Ann Bedsole, State Senator Winton Blount III, businessman and son of former Postmaster General Winton Blount Fob James, former Democratic Governor Mickey Kirkland, pastor Jack Pollard, candidate for governor in 1990 Robin Swift, businessman Results Republican primary resultshttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1994&f=0&off=5&elect=2 1994 Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results – Alabama Fob James Republican Party (United States) 84,021 39.54 Ann Bedsole Republican Party (United States) 54,450 25.63 Winton Blount III Republican Party (United States) 51,795 24.38 Mickey Kirkland Republican Party (United States) 18,538 8.72 Robin Swift Republican Party (United States) 3,138 1.48 Jack Pollard Republican Party (United States) 543 0.26 212,485 100.00 Republican runoff results Fob James Republican Party (United States) 130,233 62.44 Ann Bedsole Republican Party (United States) 78,338 37.56 208,571 100.00 General election Polling Source Date FobJames (R) JimFolsom Jr. (D) WSFA-TV November 6, 1994 40% 47% WALA-TV October 23, 1994 38% 49% Results Folsom led in the polls during the campaign which showed him 10 to 12 percent ahead of James on the last weekend before the election. However, James pulled off a narrow upset victory in the election.http://stevensonblog.tuscaloosanews.com/default.asp?item=278269 Jim Folsom learned his lesson 2008-07-06 2006-11-12 The Tuscaloosa News October 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Fob James 604,926 50.33 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Folsom Jr. (incumbent) 594,169 49.43 2,874 0.24 1,201,969 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Recent Alabama gubernatorial election results 1990 election Gubernatorial election in Alabama 1994 1998 election 1994 Alabama Gubernatorial